by Bruce Turkel | Feb 26, 2009 | Uncategorized
Maybe you’ve noticed the cryptic messages just to the left of this column. And maybe you’ve wondered what they are. Let me tell you — they are my Twitter posts. Every year on the Internet, something breaks out in a huge way. And those that ride it...
by Bruce Turkel | Feb 10, 2009 | Uncategorized
Here’s a brilliantly simple branding idea: Like lots of marketing people, Presence Engineer Michael Calienes uses Twitter to communicate with his clients and potential clients (±800 when I wrote this blog post). But unlike most Twitterers, Mike has figured out a...
by Bruce Turkel | Feb 9, 2009 | Building Brand Value
I was talking to Mark, my new business guy, and he wanted to know if I respond to the new business leads I find with Google Alerts. When I told him I do, he asked what my success rate was. It didn’t take a second of thought to come up with the answer – almost...
by Bruce Turkel | Feb 4, 2009 | Uncategorized
A couple days ago I posted a notice on Twitter that I was speaking at the SMPS (Society for Marketing Professional Services) and invited my Twitter followers to attend. John David, principal in David & Garcia PR took me up on my offer. On the way there I checked...
by Bruce Turkel | Jan 30, 2009 | Building Brand Value
A childhood friend of mine runs a very advanced consulting business. He recently confessed that he wasn’t getting enough leads and wasn’t converting those he did get into sales.We spent a few hours applying the seven points of Building Brand Value to his...